Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-15
RICH DRESS FABRICS.
Materials Which Play COnspic nous Parts
in tho New Combin lions.

RICH DRESS FABRICS.
Materials Which Play Conspic nous Parts
in the New Combinations.
Moire antique, MORE faille. MORE
brocade. MORE plush faille Franchise
and pompadour silks and fancy velvets
all play conspicuous parts in the new
combinations. A MORE ground over
laid with pompadour stripes on satin.
alternate stripes OF brocade MORE and
embroidered satin, alternate plush and
pompadour stripes and a MORE ground
on which appears lace-work designs in
velvet, are a few of the numerous
novelty fabrics designed to be made
up with plain velvet or plain faille
Franchise. A silken cloth showing
two different weaves in the same piece,
as one half MORE and one-half satin,
overlaid with pompadour colorings
and designs, is very beautiful. and am
other striking novelty presents the ap-
pearance of velvet ribbons thrown en-
the silk goods. Evening shades in
delicate combinations are exquisite in
design.
Wool and silk and all-wool novelties
are carried out in much the same com.
binations and colorings as appear in
velvets and silks. Red brown is a
fashionable color, the Vandyke red,
the Gobelin blues and the moose and
fawn colors, the new mahogany shades
being particularly favored. These red
dish-brown shades, beginning with
terra Gotta for the lightest. in ladies'
cloth are combined with velvet OF
plush. either plain or in plaids CT
stripes little darker color, the velvet
used for basque and underskirt or
panels and the cloth for draperies.
A superb tea gown in blue plush has
cutaway jacket front bordered with
jeweled drops, the whole opening over
a front of pale shrimp-pink silk. A
girdle of the two colors confines the
silk at the waist line. A most be-
witching evening toilet seen at the
same house was in cream ottoman silk.
with long, full, and artistically draped
skirt. the front of silk opening at odd
places over plaitings of silk-dotted
point d'esprit lace, ornamented with
stylish little bows of MORE ribbon. A
very elegant mantle IN white ottoman
silk is embroidered in charming de-
signs in fine gold. The bonnet shows
a crown of embroidery in gold. with
full front of white and gold lace. trim
med high with MORE ribbon and a
cluster of cream tips and aigret. The
entire costume is in the most refined
and exquisite taste.
A charming evening dress is in cream
point d'esprit over cream faille. The
light, airy drapery is confined in places
by cream MORE ribbons the corsage a
perfect gem in cream MORE.
A very rich dress is of black MORE,
satin stripes, with panels of jetted lace
and handsome pendants, and another
in brown silk and velvet embroidered
III gold braid. was very artistically
draped, the corsage being especially
striking. A charming inspiration is
of soapstone-blue notified plush on
satin. The cOrsage to match has a
fold of the plush on one side and little
folds over the shoulder. A gown of
corn-colored ottoman has front of
gold embroidery finished with sequins
and gold fringe. Panels Of white silk
are embroidered in corn flowers.
corsage decollete, with front of gold
embroidery on white silk. A pale
pistache-green silk. with court train.
has panels of white embroidered in
flowers in their natural colors with
tinsel. At the side of the panels the
green silk was gathered in rosettes.
the decollete waist having vest of
the white embroidery. with small V
each side of the back of the same ma
terial. Rosertes on each shoulder
match those on the skirt. Another
charming gown is composed of al
ternate stripes of rose-pink crepe.
with hem-stitching inserted wherever
it was possible. The elbow sleeves were
finished with a puff of lace. headed by
pretty ornaments. A lovely combina.
ton was of blue crepe de chine with
guipure garniture, and another OF
changeable lavender gros grain and
poult de sOle.-Brooklym Eagle.